From the Nevada Appeal:
Government agencies in Nevada would have to follow strict timelines when responding to public records requests, under a proposal debated Monday in a state Senate committee.
The proposal by Sen. Terry Care, D-Las Vegas, would give government agencies just two business days to respond to a public records request by either complying with the request, denying it, or asking for an extension of up to eight more days in “extraordinary circumstances.”
The law is necessary because agencies will sometimes ignore public record requests, forcing the requesting person to go to the time and expense of a lawsuit, Care, a lawyer and former journalist, told the Senate Government Affairs Committee.